"How's School Going?".

AuthorGalanes, Philip
PositionEthical Dilemma - Column - Brief article - Reprint

I am an overworked, stressed-out 16-year-old who is having a miserable school year. Since I was a kid, I've been academically inclined and optimistic, so people assume I love high school. (I don't!) How should I respond when people ask "How's school going?" I don't want to be a wet blanket, but I'm tired of answering with a chirpy "fine," when everything is not fine. -M.S.

ANSWER "How's school going?" is a wildly inventive and child-friendly variation on the empty greeting "How are you?" It's just filler. And often, we don't particularly care what the answer is. So if you're sick of responding "fine," go with "School is like everything...

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